Hugely popular Tunbridge Wells Thai restaurant Kai's Kitchen is set to reopen next month.

The Mount Pleasant cafe has been closed since last July after severe flooding.

A Facebook post on the restaurant's page suggested it would be open by the end of March following "prolonged discussions with the insurance company".

But this week a spokesman for the restaurant said: "Even though we are aiming for the end of this month, we are still behind on schedule due to a few issues. Realistically we are looking at mid April."

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Last summer was not the first time that flooding has caused the establishment to close, with water damage in August 2015 also rendering it in need of refurbishment.

It reopened in April 2016 and customers were able to fulfil their craving for delicious authentic Thai food again but sadly the most recent flooding was much worse.

Kai's Kitchen (Image: Google)

At the time, John King, owner of the restaurant, told the Kent and Sussex Courier: "Last time we were able to bail out lots of the water as we were still open but this time it was at 3am and we were not able to do this.

"We had five foot of water in the cellar and quite a few puddles of water as well."

"What happens is the drains cannot cope outside and the water has to go somewhere so it bursts up through the drains."